Overalls



(No Model.)

C. ERLANGBR.

OVERALLS. No. 337,316. Patented Mar. 2, 1886.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 337,316. dated March2,1886.

Application filed March '1, 1885.

T all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES ERLANGER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, have invented a new anduseful Improvement in Overalls, of which the following is aspeciiication.

My improvement relates' to overalls and analogous articles of apparel,and has for its object the provision of means for fortifying the exposedportions of such garments most liable to break or to rip under tension,

In carrying out my invention I provide a fortifying piece of fabric ofpeculiar construction that will cover portions of the front leg over theknee and adjacent parts, and that will extend under the fork and thenceupwardly and rearwardly to form a seat re-enforce, all formedcontinuously of one piece of fabric, said re-enforce also covering andoverlapping each leg in seam from the crotch downwardly a given length,all as illustrated in the drawings, and. as hereinafter fully described,and specifically set forth in the claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which like letters ofreference point out similar parts on each iigure, Figure 1 representsthe blank form of my reenforce. Fig. 2

is a front view of a pair of overalls provided with my improvedre-enforce. view thereof.

In the drawings, Adesignates my re-enforce, consisting, mainly, of afront part, a, and a rear seat portion, a', said re-enforce A being,when attached to the leg of the pants, turned or folded.4 overrearwardly along or about the dotted" line a: a', one of suchre-enforces A being sewed onto each leg, both being joined togetherrearwardly on a line conforming to the regular seat-seam s of the pants.(See Fig. 3.) From thence said seam continues under the crotch of thepants and terminates forwardly up to the point c, as shown in Fig. 2.The length of said seam is not essential. It will in all cases, however,be continuous from the extreme rear Lipper point, s', of the seatre-enforce a to the front point, c.

It will be observed from the drawings that beside the seat re-enforcethere appears, by folding over backwardly the re-enforce A along thedotted linel w x, a long lower depending strip, a2, which covers andoverlaps the inseam d of each leg, and this is an important Fig. 8 is arear Serial No. 158,022. (No model) a series of wrinkles and folds whichby friction and tension wear away sooner than other portions of suchapparel, to overcome which my invention provides for re-enforcing theinseam by overlapping it with the lower extension, a2, ofthe re-enforceA. It is also well known that under the crotch the lower point of theseat-seam s terminates, as do also the upper points of the twoleg-inseams, and there have been many eorts made to provide against theri pping of these seams where they conjoin under the crotch. This is aportion of the garment subjected to severe strain from every direction,whatever may be the position of the wearer, whether seated, walking, orkneeling; and one of the objects of my improvement is therefore toprovide resistance to such tension, from whatever direction it may come.This I eii'ect by the continuous unbroken re -enforce covering the forkor crotch and thence extending downward rearwardly over the leg,covering the inseam d, by employment of the extension a2. The largerportion of the re-enforce A is composed of the front wing, a, whichextends laterally above, below, and over the knee, its edge a3 beingsewed into the outer leg-seam, d, which joins the rear and front of theleg of the garment. Such edge ai is in a straight line, the other edgebeing preferably of the following configuration: Commeneing at the pointl, it gradually slopes until it meets the point 2, where it forms aninverted curve, 3, said curve extending upwardly until it reaches thecrotchpoint c. From said point c the fabric extends upwardly to thepoint s in a line slightly curved, following the conformation of theseatseam s. The opposite side of the re-enforce consists of a continuoussinuous edge, as follows: From the point s the seat portion a is curvedoutwardly to about the point 4, and from thence it is curved inwardly at5, from which inward curve it extends downwardly nearly in a straightline until it strikes the lower outward curve, 6, which extends to andterminates at the point 7, that being the lower point of the straightedge that is sewed into the seam d', that j oins the front and back mainleg-pieces. The edges other than between said main leg-pieces are sewedover upon the garment by means of stitches e, as plainly shown in thedrawings, one or more portions being left unattached to form an openingfor a rule or tool pocket, I), the sides and bottom of such pocket beingformed by stitches p.

My invention therefore consists of a continnous re-enforce for overallsor similar garments, which overlies the front knee portion thereof andadjacent parts above and below the knee, a return portion that coversand overlaps the inseam from the crotch downwardly a predetermineddistance, said re-enforce also extending under and fortifying the fork,and from thence having an upper rearwardly-extending seat portion, ce',as fully illustrated in the drawings.

I do not claim, broadly, separately re-enforcing either the knees,crotch, or seat of overalls or the like, as I am aware devices of suchcharacter have been heretofore devised; but a continuous re-enforce ofone integral piece of fabric without seams that shall 'strengthen theknee, the seat, and the crotch,

all in combination, resisting tension and strain from every direction,and at the same time presenting double layers of fabric upon the partsindicated to resist friction and abrasion, has never before beenprovided, and is a want long felt in the line of art to which myimprovement is allied.

What I claim isn 1. The combination, with a pair of overalls, of thewithin-described re-enforce A, consist` ing of a front knee-covering, a,rear seat-piece, a', and depending strip d2, all made integrally of onepiece of fabric adapted to cover the knee, the rear seat portion, thecrotch, and inseanis of the garment, as and for the purpose intended,substantially as described.

2. The combination, with overalls or analogous garments, or" are-enforce piece, A, of the character described, sewcd into place underthe crotch and covering the seat rearwardly, having a portion of theedge of its front unattached to form an opening for a pocket, P, saidpocket being formed by side and lower rows of stitches, p, substantiallyas described.

CHARLES ERLANGER.

